Which to use
“conte” is a noun and “contra” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,860
- “conte” frequency rank
- #13,117
- “contra” frequency rank
- 49977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conte | contra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Graf | gegen, wider |
Letter map: conte vs contra
Shared letters muted; letters that set conte and contra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: conte vs contra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conte is anoun and contraapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conte is recorded at frequency rank #36,860, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. contra is at rank #13,117, tagged as aprep, pronounced [ˈkɔntʁa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49977, this pair ranks #1,191,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conte vs contra
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "conte": e. Private to "contra": ar.
"conte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "contra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conte" and "contra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "conte" or "contra" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "conte" and "contra". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "conte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,191,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conte" and "contra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conte vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,191,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.